Whoopi Goldberg going on hiatus from“ The View”: Why the star won’t be at the Hot Topics table

Joey NolfiThu, September 17, 2026 at 1:54 PM UTC

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Whoopi Goldberg for ‘The View’Credit: ABCKey Points -

Whoopi Goldberg has announced she’ll go on hiatus from The View this year.

The EGOT winner explained why she won’t be at the Hot Topics table as she takes an extended break.

Joy Behar previously went on hiatus from the show for a two-week trip to London to promote her play.

Whoopi Goldberg is going on hiatus from The View.

The EGOT-winning actress explained Wednesday why she won’t be at the Hot Topics table for an extended break from the daytime talk show, which returned for season 30 last week.

The View producer Brian Teta spoke with Goldberg about the pre-planned absence on the latest edition of the talk show’s Behind the Table podcast (below). “We’re going to lose you for a couple of days,” he said, as the star takes a break to film her upcoming Barack Obama-produced Netflix movie Women Like Us with Vivica A. Fox, Vanessa Williams, and her Sister Act costar Jenifer Lewis.

“You’re going to be gone over the next two weeks, but you’ll be here on Mondays,” Teta said, as the production will film in the area, meaning Goldberg won’t have to go too far to get to set each day.

Whoopi Goldberg, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin for ‘The View’ season 30Credit: ABC/MICHAEL LE BRECHT II

Teta then announced that former View cohosts Lisa Ling, Star Jones, Sherri Shepherd, and Debbie Matenopoulos will fill in for Goldberg on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the next two weeks, while current longtime cohost Joy Behar will serve as moderator in Goldberg’s absence. (Entertainment Weekly has reached out to The View’s representative for more information on the exact dates of Goldberg’s planned absence.)

Goldberg elaborated more on the plot of the movie (also produced by Michelle Obama) that’s taking her away from her seat on The View.

“It’s five really wonderful women — several of whom I’ve worked with before,” the 70-year-old told Teta. “It’s about change and getting older and having fun with your friends and people who get you. It’s about finding your people. I’m excited to do it. It’ll be fun.”

Goldberg also recounted preparing to shoot the project involved acquainting herself with being able to do yoga while standing on a paddleboard for a key scene.

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“I’m determined to do it because there are those who didn’t think I would. I do most of the things that I do because I know people are not waiting for me to fail, but they’re waiting for me to bail,” the Ghost actress said.

When Teta asked how she coped with the demanding preparation, Goldberg admitted, “It’s not really my favorite thing. I like the water, but I don’t love the water. I like being by the water, I don’t like being in the water. It takes a long time for me to dry.”

Goldberg has taken several breaks from The View in the past, mostly to film projects she’s passionate about, including the Italian soap opera Un Posto Al Sole and the long-delayed Anansi Boys TV seriesadaptation.

The Hollywood icon has long maintained that she likes that The View allows her the freedom to explore acting projects, but said in August on Keke Palmer’s podcast that she might leave the show if she had more money.

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“I constantly say to people, ‘Yes, I’m still open for this.’ And especially now, because people say, ‘Well, you’re on The View, you can’t do anything.’ If I need to go, I go,” she told Palmer.

Speaking of the misconception that actors have tons of expendable money, Goldberg continued: “Because if I had that kind of money — and I love my job — I don’t know that I’d still be doing it,” she said. “I don’t know that I’d still be doing the show. But, a girl’s gotta eat, and I never married well, so, I still have to support myself!”

The View airs weekdays on ABC. Listen to Goldberg discuss her upcoming absence in the podcast episode above.

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